General Tso’s Chicken

General tso’s chicken is a popular Chinese menu pick, recognized for it’s glossy coating and sweet and somewhat spicy flavors. This recipe is SO EASY and simple to make with no complicating steps or ingredients!

General tso’s chicken could be a tasty Chinese menu pick but there are other variations like Sesame chicken and orange chicken among the sweet family. The process of making general tso’s chicken can seem like an overwhelming cooking task with all kinds of different condiments and complicated steps, but not so here.

General tso’s chicken should be a simple process to make, if take-out places make tons of orders! This chicken got to a wedding menu and a lady from my church gave me the recipe! Due to the big portion, I narrowed down the recipe and decided to add some heat. It’s rare to believe ketchup could be an ingredient among the sauces but it balances out from the other ingredients. As a result DON’T resist messing with the proportions because reducing an ingredient can over power another, so it’s best to stick to the recipe for the best results.

DID YOU KNOW? Apple cider vinegar makes an awesome rice vinegar substitute? It was not until I ran out of rice vinegar for sushi that I tried apple cider vinegar and don’t really purchase it anymore when I get as good of results with apple cider vinegar!

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GENERAL TSO’S CHICKEN AND SESAME CHICKEN?

Sesame chicken is usually slightly more brown in color and topped with sesame seeds. General tso’s chicken is typically more sweeter, redder and spicier.

HOW TO MAKE GENERAL TSO’S CHICKEN:

3. In a small bowl whisk together the ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper flakes and sugar. Set aside.

4. Fry chicken pieces until done. Pour in the sauce and boil over high heat for 30 seconds stirring to coat chicken pieces. Transfer to a serving dish.

5 from 5 votes

General Tso's Chicken

Prep Time: 5minutes

Cook Time: 10minutes

Total Time: 15minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 321kcal

Author: Alyona's Cooking

General tso's chicken is a popular Chinese selection recognized for it's glossy coating and sweet and somewhat spicy flavors. This recipe is SO EASY and simple to make with no complicating steps or ingredients!

Anna, I let my sauce boil some after I added it to the chicken and it thickened up quite well… you may have took it off the heat too fast, if you try it again just let it boil a good minute over high heat. I used heinz ketchup and kikkoman soy sauce, generic brands can also vary in consistency so you may want to keep that in mind.

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